The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-10-20
THE KAISER COMES HOME.
How the People Of Berlin welcome Their ysv
crolgn

THE hAISER OOMES HOME.
How the People Of Berlin welcome Thsir ysv
ereign.
Berlin Letter (Sept. 49, to N. Y. Sun.
The Emperor has come home, Ber-
lin is again acity oflife and hustle, and
the German crowd again daily gathers
Inter den Linden to see it's beloved
Kaiser come to the palace window
and bow and smile to them. His
Homecoming, after his two months
absence, was in simple fashion except
for the crowd that awaited him.
He was to come in from his Babels-
berg palace, near Potsdam, an hour
from Berlin, on Aug. 81. He would
arrive at half past l o'clock, SO the
police on duty near the palace inform
ed the crowd gathering there as early
as 8 o'clock. They waited hour after
hour, some holding to good points Of
view, others moving up and down the
Linden.
The crowd before the Emperor's
palace is an every day scene when he
is here. The people never tire of it.
The feeling grows with theyears of the
old sovereign, for they know that
man past ninety is not likely to smile
and bow to them from his window
much longer. The German crowd Is
not q gentle one. 1t pushes and
scrambles and is frequently rude. On
the other hand, it is not noisy. The
people will stand for two or three
hours before the Emperor's palace.
patiently waiting and almost silent.
They will push and press for eligible
places, but without any words. II
the people choose to stand before the
palace all day, they may do SO, pro.
vided they do not encroach on the
drive. They usually fall back to the
open space about the big eques
TRAN statue OF Frederick the
Great. Here the police do
not, perhaps dare not, interfere. This
is directly in front of the Emperor's
windows. But on the day OF the Kai
ser's return the crowd was much too
large for the protection OF Frederick
the Great. 1t spread all along the
Linden, where the Kaiser drove from
the station.
"How will the Emperor conner" ]
asked of German workman standing
near by.
"Oh, like anybody else. Alone, per-
haps, in his plain carriage, you know"
A little later a plain open victoria
and pair of black horses left the pal.
ace gates and drove to the station to
bring the Emperor.
The Emperor, was not quite alone,
His favorite aide, Count Lehendorff,
who is usually with him, sat on his
left, wearing the brilliant uniform Of
the Garde du Corps, his silver helmet
shining out from the tuft Of white feath.
ers. The Emperor's uniform was that
OF an infantry General, and was strik.
ingly plain. It was OF dark blue cloth,
the coat alone relieved by collar and
cuffs of scarlet cloth. He wore cap
of dark blue cloth, with a band Of
scarlet cloth around it.
AS he slowly drove along the Lin
den, smiling, his hand raised in salute,
looking not at all like a sick man, but
quite well, the cheers brokeforth, and,
like wave of sound, rolled on after
him, swelling into "Hoch! Hoch!
Hochl" shouts of delight and satisfac.
ton. And when the carriage passed
on to the palace door the crowd rush
ed across the street, closed in about
the portico, and the police made an
effort to stay the tide.
The Kaiser stepped from the low
victoria, not as man OF 80, but as
one twenty years younger might. A
little stoop OF the shoulders, but other
wise the tall form is erect. The Kali
ser has never used g. cane, and will not
use one now. But his step does not
show the feehleness and uncertainty
of extreme age.
No footman was in attendance.
Count Lehendorff passed around the
carriage to the Emperor's side and
waited for him to 60 in. then followed
into the palace. The trim young
coachman in black and silver livery
drove slowly back to the gate. hand.
ling the ribbons with conscious pride.
The crowd watched the carriage in
pleased silence until it disappeared be-
hind the gates. Then the people
moved about to rest themselves.
But not to 60 away.
They waited nearly another hour.
] The police told them that the emper.
or would hardly come to the window;
that he was fatigued, and must get
well rested for the review the next
day. But the people knew better, and
they waited. Umbrellas were put
down to give an unobstructed view Of
the corner window. where the emper-
or most often appears. All the ba.
bies were hoisted on the shoulders Of
their fathers, or raised as high as pos.
sible in their mothers arms, and the
small boys squeezed into every open.
ing along the front of the crowd.
Then the emperor came to the win
dow, as they knew he would. They
threw up hats, waved handkerchiefs.
and shouted, and dashed in a mass
across the street to get nearer the
window. Then "Hoch! Hoch! Hoch!'
expressing the height of German en-
thusiasm, burst out, and the shouts
must have penetrated the very walls
of the palace. The fine, kindly face al
the window beamed with smiles, and
the next minute the old Kaiser had
his handkerchief up, waving it at the
crowd. Then the men and women
laughed with delight, the babies
clapped their hands, and the small
boys. irrepressible in Germany as else
where, vented their Joy in shriil whis
ties. It was enough for one day. Thu
KAISER was at home, the people were
satisfied, and the crowd dispersed.
A Grave Question.